12. But may the Lord give you prudence and discernment when he gives you command over Israel, so that you keep the law of the Lord, your God.
13. Only then shall you succeed, if you are careful to observe the statutes and ordinances which the Lord commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and steadfast; do not fear or be dismayed.
14. See, with great effort I have laid up for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron in such great quantities that they cannot be weighed. I have also laid up wood and stones, to which you must add.
15. Moreover, you have available workers, stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and experts in every craft,
16. without number, skilled with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Set to work, therefore, and the Lord be with you!”
17. David also commanded all of the officials of Israel to help his son Solomon:
18. “Is not the Lord your God with you? Has he not given you rest on every side? Indeed, he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my power, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people.
19. Therefore, devote your hearts and souls to seeking the Lord your God. Proceed to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and God’s sacred vessels may be brought into the house built for the name of the Lord.”